-OK maybe this the wrong area to post this, but my sister's Accord ate the HG. No biggie, just one queston: 
-Are Honda head bolts reuseable? (93 Honda Accord 2.2)
-Are Honda head bolts reuseable? (93 Honda Accord 2.2)
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why bother? They are cheap. I don't trust any headbolt 15 years old. After you go through the whole teardown process you really don't want to do it all over because you gambled on a 15year old bolt do you?'74 2002 - Build blog at
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ohh ohhh ohh... I have the answer...Comment
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When I was running a Honda specialist..... We just ordered a used JDM engine for 350.00.
But serious, just use the old ones, they are not stretch type.Comment
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head bolts stretch from constantly getting hot/cold/stress. replace them.
that way you dont have the same issue down the roadComment
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-Oh kay... love the mix of answers... They really aren't that "cheap", the only place I can find them in-town is the dealership, they want about $160 for all 10. I'm not footing the bill, the car's owner is anyway ;)
-Just making sure they are not torque-to-yield. It seems that they are TECHNICLY reuseable (unlike BMW bolts), but its just a really good idea to replace them.1989 cirrisblau-metallic 325iComment
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give the owner the straight facts and let them decide. Nobody wants to have a failed HG twice in a row.'74 2002 - Build blog at
nomads2002.blogspot.comComment
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They actually are torque-to-yeild.
Didn't do the reseach on the motor i was building for my CRX and found out the hard way. ARP's were $110 and i was able to reuse the same HG.Comment
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Not knowing any better my friend and I reused the head bolts on his car and one of the bolt heads snapped clean off at the top and destroyed the cam and a couple of lifters. It might have not been so drastic had the bolt snapped in the middle then it would not have been able to travel far enough to reek havoc under the valve cover. I'll know next time when they say, "are you SURE that you don't need new head bolts?"Comment
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Honda head bolts are TTY, Micah.
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